The Republican Coup: Pre Election planning.
The party took control of postal services and reduced access in areas likely to vote Democrat.
It also put out drop boxes marked "official" to trick Democrat voters into handing their votes to Republicans to filter them out.
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The party took control of postal services and reduced access in areas likely to vote Democrat.
It also put out drop boxes marked "official" to trick Democrat voters into handing their votes to Republicans to filter them out.
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The Republican Coup: The Launch
The Party ordered that postal votes be counted late in key states.
The Party told Republicans not to vote by post.
The Party then declared victory before the resulting democrat-heavy postal votes were counted.
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The Party ordered that postal votes be counted late in key states.
The Party told Republicans not to vote by post.
The Party then declared victory before the resulting democrat-heavy postal votes were counted.
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The Republican Coup: Cancelling the Election
The Party, having spread propaganda about postal ballot fraud, sent their people to force counting to stop.
The Party then issued statements accusing the election of being a fraud - preparing the ground to disregard it.
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The Party, having spread propaganda about postal ballot fraud, sent their people to force counting to stop.
The Party then issued statements accusing the election of being a fraud - preparing the ground to disregard it.
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The Republican Coup: Appoint Coup Loyalists
The Party replaced senior military officials with loyalists supportive of the coup.
The Party also filed lawsuits to motivate its paramilitary base and to lay groundwork for Party loyalists in the Supreme court to back the coup.
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The Party replaced senior military officials with loyalists supportive of the coup.
The Party also filed lawsuits to motivate its paramilitary base and to lay groundwork for Party loyalists in the Supreme court to back the coup.
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The Republican Coup: Death Threats
The party's base sent death threats to officials.
The Party then called officials to demand they refuse to ratify the vote.
Also amid death threats, The Party demanded officials appoint electors loyal to the coup to overrule voters.
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The party's base sent death threats to officials.
The Party then called officials to demand they refuse to ratify the vote.
Also amid death threats, The Party demanded officials appoint electors loyal to the coup to overrule voters.
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The Republican Coup: Setback and Plan B
With groundwork laid, the Party took its coup to the Supreme Court too late with too many losses established. Officials stood firm for democracy too.
So the Party's paramilitaries have been sent to the streets and are now in position.
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With groundwork laid, the Party took its coup to the Supreme Court too late with too many losses established. Officials stood firm for democracy too.
So the Party's paramilitaries have been sent to the streets and are now in position.
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The Republican Coup: Next Steps
The Party will use its paramilitary base to create violence, blame the other side and arrest opposition (Democrat) ring/leaders.
The Party would then send in the military / National Guard to take back control for the Party but it may refuse.
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The Party will use its paramilitary base to create violence, blame the other side and arrest opposition (Democrat) ring/leaders.
The Party would then send in the military / National Guard to take back control for the Party but it may refuse.
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P.S.
None of this is unusual. Hundreds of coups have followed this path. Each is slightly different because each country has different constitutional situations but the present coup is practically off the peg. A bog standard coup.
One just hopes the Republican Party fails.
None of this is unusual. Hundreds of coups have followed this path. Each is slightly different because each country has different constitutional situations but the present coup is practically off the peg. A bog standard coup.
One just hopes the Republican Party fails.
Republican Coup update: Fake Electors
The Party sent fake officials with dodgy paperwork to try to replace a state's actual electors.
Much of this coup is a by-the-book coup but that move was sad desperation.
The real Plan B after courts is always thugs and military. (Tweet 7)
The Party sent fake officials with dodgy paperwork to try to replace a state's actual electors.
Much of this coup is a by-the-book coup but that move was sad desperation.
The real Plan B after courts is always thugs and military. (Tweet 7)
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